Israeli officials said the takeover occurred without the kind violence and bloodshed that erupted more than a year ago, when nine Turkish activists on a similar protest flotilla were shot and killed by Israeli commandos who came under attack by passengers as they dropped onto the vessel from military helicopters.
Israeli navy intercepted a French-flagged flotilla headed for Gaza
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